School Age Immunisation Service Team Lead

Vaccinations are the safest and most effective way of protecting individuals and communities from vaccine preventable diseases. Working for the School Aged Immunisation Team allows for you to work as part of a team supporting and promoting the importance of vaccines who are passionate to protect this age group and offering support to the Integrated Vaccination Service across the Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Clinical Supervisor to support the management of the Community Vaccination Service, focusing on the School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS). The CVS team is part of the Integrated Vaccination Service and provides all school age children in Dorset their immunisations as per the UK Health Security Agency schedule, immunisations take place at a school or community clinic.

The outreach teams also delivers vaccines to care homes and housebound patients. You will be supporting the management of a team of nurses and administrators on a day-to-day basis, ensuring all clinics and sessions are staffed appropriately and safely. The role will be based in the West of the County, with the team having three bases across Dorset and admin bases at various locations and there may be occasions to support across the County.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Please ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Working within The School Aged Immunisation Service/CVS and Dorset Health Care NHS Trust offers an exciting opportunity as we are looking at new and diverse ways at ensuring we are meeting the needs of our youngest populations and engaging with them. You will be part of this journey with a team of caring compassionate nurses and admin staff.

• To support any immunisation service developments are delivered consistently pan Dorset in collaboration with the Clinical Lead and Matron.
• To support the management of the school aged immunisation programmes, ensuring that requirements are supported and in place to allow for set time scales.
• To have oversight of the Outreach Team based in The West
• To support with the development and implementation of innovative ways of working in the delivery of school based immunisation programmes in conjunction with the Clinical Lead, Matron, Senior Managers and Project Managers as appropriate
• To develop and support effective partnerships with external agencies e.g other provider units, Local Authorities, Schools and on occasion, PCN's and Care Homes.
• Exploring the data for uptake figures and working in partnership with schools who have low uptake and how this can be improved.

At Dorset Health Care we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people.

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity.

We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For further details / informal visits contact:
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Natalie Westmacott

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